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Auckland Star, Volume XXV, Issue 280, 26 September 1894, Page 3

The " Wanganui Herald" of August 23rd eayß ;_«•' TJtu: A Story of Love, Hate, and Revenge,' by Tua-o-Rangi, a well-known Wanganui resident, whose literary ability is fully displayed in the interesting pages of ' Utu,' and is dedicated to the Right Hon. Sir G. Grey, K.C.B. Of a most sensational type, the story is powerfully written, and, as the title indicates, revenge or payment denotes the ruling motive pf the tale. The plot is first of all laid in England, and gradually developing, is worked out in the colony—nob as we know ib to-day^ when peace and prosperity reign, bub, in the olden days, when the Maori waß king of the coil in hia own right, and when the native customs were carried out in all their fierce savagery. The situations throughout are of the most exciting nature, and yet in holding the mirror up to Nature there is no attempt at straining for effecb by introducing highly-coloured romance,yeb sufficiently thrilling to inspire that feeling engendered by awe-inspiring word pictures of Maori life in early days of New Zealand s history. A characteristic feature of the work is the artistic imagination with which Mr Kenneth Watkins baa endowed the really excellent and large number of illußtrationa profusely scattered throughout, and certainly the effecb is materially enhanced thereby. With regard to the letterpress—the book is m handy octavo form-too much praise can hardly be given for the excellence of the workmanship, and in general get-up and appearance is highly creditab c. The published price is only one shilling, and the local booksellers-Messrs A. D. Willis and H. I. Jonea and Son—are now fully supplied with copies, for which there is naturally an eager demand. The book, ib may be mentioned, is having a particularlylarge Bale throughout the North and South Islands, and is being published simultaneously in England." Refreshes the weary, A boon to the hard-worker, A solace to all. 4 «• Reliable Tea." (Adv*.)